Fidencio Duran

Fidencio Duran Description

Fidencio Duran (20th Century)

Fidencio Duran tells visual stories that honor the history of his family and community. These stories sprang from recollections of his father’s storytelling. “My dad used to tell us small parables about the consequences of being greedy or other moral lessons. He also wanted us to know where we came from, and all those folk stories stuck with me.”

Duran's artwork appears in public and private collections in the United States and abroad. His works have been exhibited by institutions from San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, IL; Amarillo Art Museum; Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX; Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM; to the Smithsonian Latino Center/Fundacion Oscede, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

One of his most prominent works, The Visit, graces the length of the ticket counter at Austin Bergstrom International Airport. Duran has the distinction of being the only artist to receive all three Dallas Museum of Art Awards to Artists.

A recent series combines landscapes, nature, and found objects as metaphors for our human need for community and shelter. They espouse the value of living in close relation to the earth.

Selected Biographical and Career Highlights

• 1984 Bachelor of Fine Arts (studio), University of Texas at Austin, Spring